- puntear
- v.1 to pluck (Music).Ellos puntean las cuerdas They pluck the strings.2 to dot, to speckle, to stipple, to fleck.Ella puntea el cuadro She stipples the painting.3 to tick off.Ella puntea las anotaciones She ticks off the goals.* * *puntear► verbo transitivo1 (dibujar) to dot2 MÚSICA to pluck* * *1. VT1) [con puntos] (=motear) to dot, cover o mark with dots; (=pintar) to stipple; (=jaspear) to fleck2) (=comprobar) [+ artículos] to tick, put a mark against, check (EEUU); LAm [+ lista] to check off3) (Cos) to stitch, stitch up4) (Mús) [+ guitarra] to pluck; [+ violín] to play pizzicato5) Cono Sur [+ tierra] to fork over6) LAm [+ desfile] to head, lead2.VI (Náut) to luff* * *verbo transitivo1) <melodía> to pluck, play ... pizzicato
puntear la guitarra — to pluck the guitar
2) (AmL) (Dep) to lead* * *verbo transitivo1) <melodía> to pluck, play ... pizzicatopuntear la guitarra — to pluck the guitar
2) (AmL) (Dep) to lead* * *puntear [A1 ]vtA ‹melodía› to pluck, play … pizzicatopuntear la guitarra to pluck the guitarB (AmL) (Dep) to leadHerrera punteó toda la etapa de ayer Herrera led o was in the lead throughout yesterday's stage* * *
puntear (conjugate puntear) verbo transitivo
1 (Mús) to pluck
2 (AmL) (Dep) to lead
'puntear' also found in these entries:
English:
pluck
- twang
- lead
* * *puntear vt1. Mús to pluck2. [trazar puntos en] to dot3. [cuenta] to check entry by entry4. Col, Perú, RP [encabezar] to lead, to march at the front of* * *puntear vt1) : to pluck (a guitar)2) : to lead (in sports)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.